The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 727 - 721: Making Western-Style Pastries

Chapter 727: Chapter 721: Making Western-Style Pastries

"After drinking this cup of wine, I dare to shout even in front of the old lady..."

Actually, she was quite a good baby who listened to her mother; otherwise, she would have accepted her fate strangely.

...

After getting drunk and falling into a deep sleep, Gu Youyou kneaded the dough in the kitchen.

She didn’t know what tools Miss Du used, but the flour was finely ground and clean.

Eggs, milk, all the things needed to make a cake were ready, only needing to be cooked.

Gu Youyou used to love making desserts with her pastry chef; she loved to eat them. If she hadn’t been afraid of getting fat, she could eat them every day.

Although her skills were not as good as those of a professional pastry chef, they were still presentable.

Once the cake was done, she spread cream over it, creating a beautiful pattern, and a playful, cute and delicious little dessert was made.

She put it aside and made another one on a plate. After about an hour or so, she had made over a dozen different styles of small cakes.

Over at Miss Du’s, the remedy soup had also been prepared. Noticing it was getting late, she had someone give it to the two young ladies who were drunk.

When they faintly woke up, what they saw was a table full of fragrant and adorable desserts.

Having never seen such desserts, they were immediately attracted and looked expectantly at Gu Youyou.

"Cousin, is this the dessert you said you’d make for us?"

Gu Youyou nodded and smiled, "Come, pick your favorite one."

The treats were indeed tempting; upon Gu Youyou’s invitation, they stopped being polite. The girls hastily picked out their favorite pastries, letting go of their restraint.

"They’re really pretty; I almost don’t want to eat them."

Once they had a bite, they immediately wanted a second.

"It’s so delicious, I’ve never tasted such a flavor of pastry, sweet but not greasy!"

It must be this kind of amazement for anyone having cream cake for the first time.

Gu Youyou smiled, took a plate in each hand, and went out to give one to Jin Zijin and Yue Rujing. They owed getting out successfully this time to their help.

The two sitting at the stone table under the willow tree in the courtyard were utterly surprised by the strange pastries Gu Youyou brought out.

One of the pastries was shaped like a little rabbit, while the other was a simple round piece, but the dotted flowers on it were lifelike.

"Did you make these desserts?" Yue Rujing asked in amazement.

Gu Youyou said, "Yes, eating is also an art, so I made them look so good."

Yue Rujing took the cake with the beautiful flowers and said with a shy smile, "Then let me see if your dessert is as good on the inside as it looks on the outside."

"I guarantee you’ll be satisfied!" Gu Youyou laughed, and gave the one shaped like a rabbit to Jin Zijin.

"You try it too; this is the first time I’ve made a dessert for you. After you eat it, I’m sure you won’t find my cooking skills lacking anymore."

Suddenly, she recalled when Gu Youyou had cooked in the house and accidentally burned down Jin Zijin’s only thatched cottage, leaving them homeless and having to spend a night together in a cave.

And after that, although she didn’t burn down the house again, her cooking skills were always hit or miss—some dishes tasted good, while others, not so much. When they lived together, she usually tended the fire while he did the cooking.

"Alright, I’ll try it!" Jin Zijin brought himself back from the memories and took the dessert with a soft smile.

On the other hand, Yue Rujing, who had just tasted the strange pastry, let out a sound of amazement.

"Hmm, this... Gu Youyou, did you really make this?"

"Hm? What’s wrong? No one else could make it?"

His sudden exclamation and the wide eyes that followed made Jin Zijin hesitant to take a bite.